To the second UCSD TDLC Boot Camp in The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Welcome!!! To the second UCSD TDLC Boot Camp in The Temporal Dynamics of Learning

The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center Goals Create a Science of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Change educational practice based on sound science. Do this by creating a new collaborative research structure, the network of networks, to transform the practice of science

What would a science of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning look like? We believe it means achieving an integrated understanding of the role of time and timing in learning, across multiple temporal and spatial scales, brain systems, and social systems.

What are the components of a science of the Temporal Dynamics of Learning? How organisms adapt to their input (the temporal dynamics of the world) How organisms adapt their outputs (the temporal dynamics of action) appropriately to manipulate the world And how the brain in between accomplishes this (the temporal dynamics of the brain) But a science requires formalism (the theory of the temporal dynamics of learning)

The organization of TDLC: The “network of research networks” SensoriMotor Network Perceptual Expertise Network Interacting Memory Systems Social Interaction Network Bridge Members

Goals of Boot Camp This is “Basic Training” -- we want you all to have a basic set of skills from the four research networks, as well as computational modeling, and our unique facility, the Motion Capture/Brain Dynamics facility.

Goals of Boot Camp We also want you to expand your horizons beyond Basic -- to Matlab! ;-) Seriously, the goal of the one week project is to give you a more in-depth experience in what we hope is a NEW area for you. We expect everyone to do a project. Yes, YOU!

Our Expectations This is also a place to meet and bond with students with similar interests. We expect you to work your <ahems> off. We expect you to stay late but still come in in time for breakfast. We expect you to have a lot of fun!

The Schedule: Week 1 Free breakfast! 8:30-9:00 Lectures in AM until 12:15 Free Lunch! Outside in the courtyard Afternoons: Practical labs: 1:30-5PM or 6PM or..? Dinner: on your own Evenings: Occasional tutorials (MEET HERE) Linear algebra: TONIGHT 7:00-8:30PM MATLAB: TOMORROW: 7:00-8:30PM Whatever you can get us to do…

The Schedule: Week 1 Today: Interacting Memory Systems Tuesday: Social Interaction Network Wednesday: Sensorimotor Network Thursday: Modeling & Analysis Friday: Perceptual Expertise Network Saturday: MoCap/brain dynamics Sunday: The Zoo!

The Schedule: Week 2 Free breakfast! 8:30-9:00 Lectures in AM until 12:15 Free Lunch! Outside in the courtyard Afternoons, Evenings, Nights: Projects!

Lunchtime talks In order to get to know each other… Each student (there are 19 of you) will give a 10 minute talk at lunchtime. Three talks per lunch, starting tomorrow. This should take us through next Tuesday. We will do this in alphabetical order by last name!

Lunchtime talks will be… Informal Using a flip chart (paper and marker) About something you have done research-wise or project-wise (or thesis-wise, for some of you…), that you are proud of, or excited about or… Outside during lunch! Speak up! And Listen! Tightly timed…10 minutes!

Week long Projects: Details Logistically, we need roughly an equal number of students in each of the five or six areas. Hence, at the end of this week, we will have you express your preferences for areas and why. We will then assign you to one of the areas -- this should be outside of your “usual” activity. On Monday, you will get your area assignment, and you will get to choose among one or two (or sometimes three) possible projects. Projects are done in teams of 2-3 (or more, for MoCap)!

Week long Projects: Details The bad news: You don’t get to choose the area, but you get to express a preference. The project needs to be completed by Friday of week 2, because Saturday, you are expected to give a professionally done powerpoint presentation on it! We expect about a 30 minute talk -- 19/2.5 == ~8 project presentations: about 4 hours plus lunch -- We should be done by 2:15PM Saturday the 22nd. Then, PARTY AT MY HOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT 6:30PM-?! (I will make my famous cashew chili!) Bring your suit: We have a pool.

Points of contact General questions about anything: Andrew Kovacevic (Ko-VA-che-Vich) alk@cs.ucsd.edu 858-822-1981